Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Classroom update #3

It has been 8 schools since the "Smile and Wave" technique has been introduced to my students and I have been in evaluation mode. It has been a mix of being used and forgetfulness by all my students. The 2 students I expected to forget the most has actually done a lot better than I anticipated. Out of the 8 days I only had to prompt 1 student twice, once in at school and the other on community. I think its because they know they are being evaluated but I thought for sure they would forget over the weekend. My higher functioning students all responded well but didn't use the technique consistently. They didn't do anything wrong, meaning invading personal space but would use different techniques mixed together like: not speak to individuals they knew, would wave and not smile, or give a friendly smile and not wave. I know this is being very picky but it's not the technique and I want my data to be accurate.

1 comment:

  1. Good point about sometimes when we know we are being watched we alter our behavior but if it results in better results then what the heck! I am glad your two students who you thought might forget remembered.

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